Silk Road Study Tour

2025-04-03

The first day: at 07:44 am, Tianshui met the station to investigate the Fuxi Temple. The architectural pattern: the overall architecture of the Fuxi Temple faces south, which is a typical ancient Chinese palace style architectural pattern. On the north-south central axis, there are theater, memorial archway of the "Way to Open the Sky", palace gate, front courtyard, instrument gate, central courtyard, stele gallery, court house, bell and drum tower, Xiantian Hall, Taiji Hall and back garden, forming the architectural pattern of "four entrances, four courtyards" and "front court and back bedroom"., Afterwards, we went to inspect the Maijishan Grottoes- Maijishan belongs to the Danxia landform, which is suitable for opening but not suitable for stone carving. Therefore, the sculptures in the grottoes are mainly made of clay and stone based clay, fully demonstrating the development and evolution of ancient clay sculpture. It is known as the "Oriental Sculpture Exhibition Hall". After the end, go to Dingxi (260KM) for accommodation


The next day: In the morning, we will visit the Liuwan Colored Pottery Museum in Qinghai, China (250KM) for inspection. As an important cultural and educational venue, we will promote the knowledge of colored pottery culture to the public through exhibitions, publicity, and educational activities, enhance people's understanding and recognition of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and promote the inheritance and development of culture. Then we went to Xining (80KM) to investigate Kumbum Monastery. Architectural and artistic features of Kumbum Monastery: covering the style of Han palaces and Tibetan flat roofs, it ingeniously combines the Han style three eaves resting mountain style with the Tibetan style to build woven hemp walls under the eaves, inlaid with the Vajra wheel Sanskrit mantra and bronze mirrors in the middle, and the form of brick inlaying at the bottom, forming a harmonious and perfect building group combining Han and Tibetan artistic styles. Living in Xining


On the third day, we inspected the Qinghai Provincial Museum, which is divided into four floors and has four exhibition halls with an exhibition area of 9450 square meters. There are also six cultural relics storage rooms with an area of 2668 square meters. The first floor is mainly used as an office area, the second floor is the exhibition hall for the "Catalogue of Cultural Relics of the Hundred Years of Qinghai Revolution" and the "Exhibition of Historical Cultural Relics of Qinghai", and the third floor is the exhibition hall for the "Exhibition of Fine Intangible Cultural Heritage of Qinghai" and the "Exhibition of Archaeological Achievements of Qinghai"., After completion, go to Zhangye (340KM) for accommodation. Stay in Zhangye


The fourth day: In the morning, Jiayuguan (230KM) was investigated. Jiayuguan is the transportation hub of the ancient Silk Road, and is now the most spectacular pass city along the Great Wall. Architectural features: Jiayuguan is an inner city, an outer city, and three lines of defense that overlap and defend the city. The inner city is built with rammed earth, and the west side is surrounded by brick walls, creating a magnificent and sturdy structure. The overall layout of the building is exquisite and majestic, echoing the distant "Number One Pass in the World" Shanhaiguan. Living in Jiayuguan


Day 5: Visit Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring in Dunhuang (380KM) and enjoy the desert scenery. The Mingsha Mountain is formed by the accumulation of flowing sand, which is as orange as gold and as soft as silk. The Crescent Spring is a magical lake wonder in the vast desert, with sweet and clear water like a mirror. For thousands of years, it has been rare for the sand mountain to be surrounded by water without being submerged. At night, Dunhuang Night Market. Living in Dunhuang


Day 6: Visit the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang. Architectural features of Mogao Grottoes: there are more than 500 existing caves, including paintings, painted sculpture grottoes, palace grottoes, curved roof grottoes, shadow grottoes, and pagodas. It reflects that ancient artists not only accepted foreign art, but also digested and absorbed it, making it a national form of our country. Living in Dunhuang


Day 7: In the morning, we went to Zhangye (600KM) to inspect the Danxia Geomorphic National Geopark. Zhangye Danxia Geological Park is a typical representative of colored Danxia in China, and also the only combination of Danxia landforms and colored hilly landscapes in China. Stay in Zhangye


Day 8: In the morning, we inspected Mati Temple. The Mati Temple Grottoes were excavated during the Northern Liang period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, dating back more than 1600 years. They are one of the representatives of early Buddhist grotto art in China and have preserved a large number of precious historical relics and artistic relics. Afternoon Wu Wei. Ju Wuwei


Day 9: In the morning, take a bus to Lanzhou (280KM), enjoy the Yellow River scenery along the way, inspect the Gansu Provincial Museum, which was promoted to a national first-class museum at the end of 2012, and was awarded the "Weibo Cultural Night" and "Weibo Annual Cultural and Technological Innovation Museum" in 2024. As of the end of 2021, there are over 80000 items (groups) in the collection, covering categories such as paleontological fossils, pottery, bronze ware, porcelain, jade, wood carving, silk fabrics, etc. Leaving Lanzhou


The above itinerary is for reference only. Please feel free to consult the customer service of Lanzhou Car Rental Platform to develop your own itinerary!

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